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Star Art:
Special apartment in the attractive Prenzlauer Berg district near the Prenzlauer Allee. You will be living in a newly renovated flat, with original wooden floor boards and original paintings of the 20th century, with rural landscape and wall decorations, which give the flat a special charm.
For drivers please keep in mind that you have to pay for parking spaces in the streets around the flat.
The apartment is situated in Prenzlauer Berg, a central area close to Alexanderplatz and Unter den Linden, Berlin`s famous cultural mile and elegant promenade. You will live in city-east in an ideal situation behind the interesting central areas of Museumsinsel, Reichstag, Brandenburg Gate and all the other places of interests and sightseeings.
The apartment is also close to Tiergarten, Berlin`s largest city park, reputed to be one of the most beautiful parks in Europe.
There are numerous shopping opportunities nearby, as well as trendy areas and a lively cultural- and night-life directly on your doorstep. A large and beautiful place (Helmholtzplatz) is also nearby, reputed to be one of the most interesting areas in Berlin.
You will meet the typical mixture of antiques shops, countless cafés and a multitude of restaurants, art shops, galeries, antiquarian bookstores and small businesses. The many small and medium shops in the area offer a diverse shopping experience.
In Berlin you will find a very extensive public transport network. Many sights are directly and rapidly accessible. Because of the central location most guests leave their car parked, or do not even bring it at all. The apartment is situated directly at the metro station Prenzlauer Allee. Underground lines, (night-) buses, and a taxi stand are practically on your doorstep.
Since 1st January 2008 Berlin's inner city is an 'environmental zone' where only cars that are up to emission standards are allowed. You need a sticker with information about the emission standard of your car.
How to get to the flat:
The nearest motorway exit is situated few kilometers away - north of the flat - and will take you only a couple of minutes by car.
From Tegel Airport: take bus no. TXL to the station Beusselstrasse, change into the S-Bahn (urban railway) no. 41 or another line to the station Prenzlauer Allee (26 min. journey time).
From Schönefeld Airport: take the S-Bahn in a direct way to the station Prenzlauer Allee (38 min. journey time).
From Hauptbahnhof (the central train station) you travel with the urban railway line S7 (or another line in the same direction) to the station Alexanderplatz, change into the Tram 2 direction Heinerdorf or Erich Weinert-str. to the station Fröbelstraße (27 min. journey time).
Taxi:
Tegel Airport, 13 km (20 min.)
Schönefeld Airport, 25 km (34 Min)
Hauptbahnhof (central train station), 5 km (10 Min.)
The city district of Prenzlauer Berg was once known for its working class people and talented artisans. In 1920, Prenzlauer Berg officially became part of the city of Berlin and it was called Prenzlauer Tor. The added borough contributed roughly three hundred thousand German citizens to Berlin’s population. A year later, the Prenzlauer Berg was born, and it has been a traveler’s destination ever since.

Maruska was very welcoming to her large ground level apartment. The apartment is nicely equipped for a comfortable stay and is in a great quiet neighborhood in Prenzlaulerberg. Both she and her husband were gracious and very understanding when we accidentally became locked out because of leaving the extra set of keys in the door (hint to those from US--you can't do this! It then requires a locksmith to get you in).
We felt terrible for getting them out of bed at midnight to help us get back into the apartment), but they were very kind.